decollectivization

noun

The reversal of a previous collectivization.

Scrabble 35

Meanings

noundecollectivization (countable and uncountable, plural decollectivizations)

plural decollectivizations

  1. countableuncountableThe reversal of a previous collectivization.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Latincon-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*léǵeti
  14. Proto-Italic*legō
  15. Latinlegō
  16. Latincolligō
  17. Latincollēctus
  18. Latincollēctīvus
  19. Middle Frenchcollectif
  20. Englishcollective
  21. Englishcollectivization
  22. Englishdecollectivization

From de- + collectivization.

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APA

decollectivization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decollectivization

MLA

“decollectivization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decollectivization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decollectivization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decollectivization.

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